Press Release
No. 18, July 2012
World premieres lining up: Games industry plans gamescom 15.-19.08.2012 spectacular innovations for gamescom www.gamescom-cologne.com
The first exhibitors have already announced their line ups - and more spectacular world premieres are expected. More than 300 innovations in total playable for Contact: Franko Fischer the first time in Cologne. Press conferences for companies planned. Tel + 49 221 821-3051 Fax The international games community is waiting impatiently for the start of + 49 221 821-3017 E- Mail the world’s largest fair and event highlight for interactive entertainment. [email protected] From the 15th to the 19th August the international games industry will be in Cologne to show their latest innovations from the world of interactive Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz 1 entertainment. More than 300 world, European and German premieres 50679 Köln from every segment of the games world we be available to be played for P.O. Box 21 07 60 50532 Köln the every first time in Cologne. From new products in the PC and console Germany sectors and online and browser games too, right across the board to Tel. +49 221 821-0 Fax +49 221 821-2574 mobile games, there will be something to thrill every games fan. [email protected] “gamescom will once again become the international stage for www.koelnmesse.de spectacular innovations from the games industry. Among the more than Management: Gerald Böse (Chief Executive Officer) 300 premieres are numerous world premieres which games fans from all Katharina C. Hamma over the world are already looking forward to today”, commented Tim Herbert Marner
Endres, gamescom Project Manager, giving a foretaste of exhibitors’ Chairman of the Supervisory Board: anticipated presentations. Mayor of the City of Cologne Jürgen Roters Headquarters and place of jurisdiction: First line ups already public Cologne District Court Cologne, HRB 952 The first big players have announced their new product line ups even earlier than ever. The presentations and premieres from among others, Blizzard
Page 2/3 Entertainment, Capcom, Electronic Arts and KONAMI are already promising some huge entertainment. “World of Warcraft - Mists of Pandaria” and “Starcraft - Heart of the Swarm” from Blizzard Entertainment will be presented in Cologne. Electronic Arts will be showing with along its new football games, “FIFA 13” and “Football Manager 13”, “Crysis 3”, “Medal of Honor – Warfighter”, “Need for Speed – Most Wanted”, “Sim City” and “Star Wars: “The Old Republic”. Resident Evil 6, Lost Planet 3 and Devil May Cry from Capcom will also be guaranteeing the best in interactive entertainment. KONAMI in addition to “PES 2013” and “Metal Gear Rising” will also be presenting: “Revengeance” and “Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate” to games fans in Cologne. More line ups are to be announced shortly.
First press conferences announced. Numerous companies will be presenting their premieres in the course of large press conference events. The kick-off event for this year’s gamescom will be taking place on the Wednesday at 10:00 am topped by this year’s partner country Korea in the North Congress Centre at the Koelnmesse site, the rest of the day will also see events from Ubisoft and Nexon, among others. Sony, Capcom and Electronic Arts will be presenting their new titles and making other announcements at their own press conferences ahead of the show.
Media advice: You will find the list of innovations for gamescom 2012 and companies’ press conferences being continually updated on our homepage www.gamescom-cologne.com under Press.
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TITEL EXHIBITOR World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Blizzard Entertainment Starcraft Heart of the Swarm Blizzard Entertainment Resident Evil 6 Capcom Lost Planet 3 Capcom Devil May Cry Capcom Star Wars Electronic Arts GmbH Need for Speed most wanted Electronic Arts GmbH Sim City Electronic Arts GmbH Crysis 3 Electronic Arts GmbH Medal of Honor Electronic Arts GmbH FIFA 13 Electronic Arts GmbH Fussball Manager 13 Electronic Arts GmbH Metal Gear Solid Snake Revangance KONAMI Digital Entertainment GmbH Castlevania Mirror of Fate KONAMI Digital Entertainment GmbH Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 KONAMI Digital Entertainment GmbH
Those are the published dates for press conferences, by now. 14.08. 12:00 h Press conference capcom, E-Werk, Schanzenstr. 36, 51063 Cologne * 16:00 h Mediabriefing EA* 19:00 h. Press conference Sony Staatenhaus* 15.08. 10:00 h. Press conference KOCCA, Rheinsaal Section 5-6, Congress-Centre North, Koelnmesse 13:00 h. Press conference NEXON Europe, Rheinsaal Section 5- 6, Congress Centre North, Koelnmesse 15:00 h. Press conference Ubisoft, Konrad Adenauer Saal, Congress-Centre North, Koelnmesse * only by special invitation